OSHA 1910.176(b) citations: General industry 1910.176(b) requirement
Public DOL/OSHA enforcement outcomes for citations involving General industry 1910.176(b) requirement (1910.176(b)), including proposed penalties, current penalties, deletion rates, and comparable inspection records where available.
Official text: 29 CFR 1910.176(b) on osha.gov. That is the current wording; older citations in these records may have been issued under an earlier version.
Among items with a nonzero proposed penalty, the median proposed penalty is $1,083. Among items whose penalty is still above $0, the median current penalty is $620.
Federal OSHA public-record snapshot
The exact 1910.176(b) cohort contains 14,563 public federal OSHA citation items across 13,016 employers. The cohort has 8,890 items with a nonzero proposed penalty. The latest final-order date in this cohort is 2026-08-28. The aggregate snapshot was refreshed 2026-10-23.
Source: public U.S. Department of Labor and OSHA enforcement records. This public surface includes only records classified as federal OSHA; State Plan records are excluded. CitationPack is private informational software, is not affiliated with OSHA, and does not provide legal advice. Review the methodology.
Comparable public cases for 1910.176(b)
The 10 most recent public federal OSHA citation items in this cohort, newest final-order date first. Proposed is the penalty OSHA issued; current is the penalty on the public record now. Public records do not show informal-conference discussions or settlement reasoning.
| Employer | State | Proposed penalty | Current penalty | Outcome | OSHA record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VICTORIA'S SECRET STORES, LLC | TX | $14,184 | $14,184 | Unchanged | Inspection 348775552 |
| JMF MANUFACTURING, LLC | IL | $10,641 | $7,449 | Reduced | Inspection 348954173 |
| UNIVERSAL PURE COLD STORAGE, LLC | NE | $14,188 | $14,188 | Unchanged | Inspection 348665670 |
| TARGET CORPORATION | FL | $6,029 | $6,029 | Unchanged | Inspection 348714254 |
| HASHI 330 NYC INC | NJ | $4,965 | $2,979 | Reduced | Inspection 348595562 |
| STAR PIPE PRODUCTS, LTD. | TX | $6,833 | $6,833 | Unchanged | Inspection 348812850 |
| L&W SUPPLY - CAPE CORAL, FL | FL | $16,550 | $11,585 | Reduced | Inspection 348642026 |
| NEW PRIME INC. | TX | $16,131 | $8,066 | Reduced | Inspection 347608549 |
| NORTHSTAR CEMETERY SERVICES OF TEXAS, LLC | TX | $14,895 | $11,500 | Reduced | Inspection 348562711 |
| THE THAMAN RUBBER COMPANY | OH | $7,035 | $2,250 | Reduced | Inspection 348614702 |
States with the most 1910.176(b) citation items
Related federal OSHA record pages
Medians are computed over items with a nonzero penalty; deletion/zeroing rates are shown separately.